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Dr. Jude Miller has obtained a post-doctorate designation of Board-Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician by the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians.

The certification required Miller to obtain a master’s degree in sport science and sports rehabilitation.
He was also required to attend multiple postgraduate courses relating to sports and athletic care.

Following completion of these requirements, Miller passed a comprehensive written examination.

Few employers in Tennessee are in compliance with a state rule requiring them to issue separation notices to all workers who become separated from their jobs for any reason, a report from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development revealed.

Workers should expect to receive the notices within 24 hours, said Tennessee Labor Commissioner Karla Davis.

The notices, she said, are often needed when applying for services like unemployment benefits and food stamps.

The Roane County Chamber of Commerce and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College are offering three free workshops for those who are considering or have recently started their own business.

All workshops will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in The Roane Alliance at 1209 N. Kentucky St., Kingston.
The first workshop, “Small Business Start-up,” will be on March 7.

It is designed for individuals who are considering self-employment or are at the beginning stages of starting a business.

To The Roane Alliance — and to many across Roane County — 2012 will be remembered as the year of the Volkswagen Distribution Center project, The Alliance’s newly released annual report said.

“The VW project was certainly the biggest project we have landed for our community in recent memory and will no doubt have a significant impact on Roane County for years to come,” The Roane Alliance President/CEO Leslie Henderson said in an introductory letter in the report.

The Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit will return to its Oak Ridge origins the last week of May, with dates dependent on the schedules of anticipated speakers, including U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

Cantor is among the senior decision-makers representing academia, government and industry from Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina who will convene in the New Hope Center at Oak Ridge’s Y-12 National Security Complex for the two-day meeting, said U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, summit host.

Mark Ferri, who has led the safe, successful deactivation and demolition work at K-25 since URS/CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC arrived in Oak Ridge in August 2011, is retiring at the end of February.

Ferri has accepted a CH2M Hill corporate opportunity in the United Kingdom.

He was part of the original handpicked leadership team by the company, also known as UCOR.
Leo Sain, UCOR president and property manager, said the company will use this opportunity to streamline its organization and gain efficiencies.